Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- PCR demand plays into ag plastics acquisition
- Recycling efforts receive millions in state funding
- Field trials
Asia
- Plastic shipments to India stall as ban draws near
- Scrap plastic exports plummet 43% this year
- Cambodia rejects 3.2 million pounds of scrap plastic
Brand owners
- Pepsi: Getting enough RPET requires better infrastructure
- Q&A: Hitting the inflection point
- Unifi: Cheap foreign polyester hurting US profits
Canada
- Canadian plastics recycling decreased in 2017
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- How a manufacturer increased its line of recycled products
Challenging materials
- Revolve Recycling closes and lays off employees
- CEO responds to concerns over impacts of plastic gravel
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
Collection
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- EnergyBag deepens partnership with pyrolysis firm
- Q&A: Intersection of plastics and ‘zero waste’
Container deposits
- State deposit program reports redemption increase
- California firm closes 284 deposit redemption centers
- Plastics recycling elevated to national stage
Courts/lawsuits
- Lead contamination case involves plastics recycling firm
- Lawsuit alleges recycling equipment patent violation
- Auction scheduled for failed processor’s equipment
EPR/stewardship
- Plastics recycling elevated to national stage
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- Trudeau: Canada to push bans and plastic EPR
Europe
- Dow signs supply agreement with pyrolysis startup
- PCR flows to multi-layer applications
- Committee issues food-contact recycling decisions
Exports
- Canadian plastics recycling decreased in 2017
- Plastic shipments to India stall as ban draws near
- Scrap plastic exports plummet 43% this year
Film
- Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
- Prices down for key curbside plastics
- Major user of recycled film says it will be buying more
HDPE
- Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
- Reclaimer gets food-contact nod for OceanBound plastics
- Prices down for key curbside plastics
Industry groups
- Canadian plastics recycling decreased in 2017
- Report recaps plastic bumper cover recycling project
- APR gives recyclability thumbs up to PP additive
LDPE
- Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
- Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
- How a manufacturer increased its line of recycled products
Legislation
- Municipal sector grapples with plastic realities
- State lawmakers give chemical recycling a boost
- Plastics recycling garners federal attention amid rising pressure
Marine debris
- Reclaimer gets food-contact nod for OceanBound plastics
- Dell details its 2018 recycled plastic usage
- Marine debris finds new home in bodysurfing product
Markets
- Tomra CEO sees opportunity for greater value recovery
- Pepsi: Getting enough RPET requires better infrastructure
- Canadian plastics recycling decreased in 2017
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Let’s not miss potential of emerging models
- In My Opinion: Chemical recycling’s complementary role
- In My Opinion: Assessing the future of plastics circularity
PET
- Pepsi: Getting enough RPET requires better infrastructure
- Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
- Indorama will invest to meet increased RPET demand
PP
- Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
- APR gives recyclability thumbs up to PP additive
- Prices down for key curbside plastics
Processing
- Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
- Revolve Recycling closes and lays off employees
- Reclaimer In Focus: EFS-Plastics
PS
- Acquisition brings polyolefin reclaimers under same umbrella
- Statewide polystyrene ban passes in Maine
- Agilyx inks PS monomer and synthetic crude deals
PVC
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
- Project recycles 10 tons of PVC gift cards
- Study digs into demand for recovered resin
Research
- Data Sort: What accounts for the higher cost of PCR
- Report recaps plastic bumper cover recycling project
- Survey: Americans continue to recycle despite doubts
Rigid plastics
- Export hurdles create trouble for rigids and film recovery
- APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
- Company expands wind turbine recycling operation